Cod size limit, woeful.

[topbanana]

Just been looking at club results and the fish being weighed in must be just size. Now I'm not against match fishing but the two fillets off a just size fish are utterly pointless IMO. For me having your name at the top of the pile and 10 or 20 in your pocket in these club matches means nothing. I think a major shake up in size limits is needed. I reiterate this is not a 'hate match fishing thread' as the size limits are the size limits, I just think weighing in small fish, as that's what they are in my eyes is uncalled for.

 

[mitch_dow]

i have to agree with that 1 mate! rather put it back to put a bit weight on and fight another day in my eyes !! Super markets are the same some of the bass and trout they sell is just pure Shamefull !!!

 

[JUBZ]

i have to agree with that 1 mate! rather put it back to put a bit weight on and fight another day in my eyes !! Super markets are the same some of the bass and trout they sell is just pure Shamefull !!!

Farmed bass and trout sold in supermarkets are completely different though

 

[mitch_dow]

Well Ana it's farmed don't see how that should make a difference in my eyes it's shocking !

 

[NICKY]

Get yourself to parliament if you want it changed until then anglers can and will keep legal size fish

 

[kayos]

I completely agree with you that size limits are woeful. Where I disagree, is that you go on to criticise anglers for obeying the rules.

It's like saying that a driver doing 29 miles an hour in a 30 mph zone is driving carelessly, or an angler who keeps 5 trout on a 6 trout ticket is somehow irresponsible.

There are enough people in this world quick to judge others who do wrong without adding to to it by criticizing those who follow the rules/laws.

 

[Ray.J.]

I am not against keeping just sized fish. I do it myself when deep hooked!
What I really hate is when people fish matches, kill the fish to weigh in and then dump them. I don't fish matches, but have seen this quite a few times, especially in the Tyne when lads have a load of good Whiting and Coalies up to 2lb!
Surely they must know someone who would be grateful for some free fish!!

 

[LiamNE]

Emotive subject, but as Nicky said thats how it goes and until it changes.... Personally I will keep a cod that is a couple CM over size and I get a decent fillet from that fish - but thats not to say I agree with the current size limit, if theres somewhere I can put my name on a petition I would do so gladly

Surely nothing stopping clubs imposing a higher size limit of their own for a match, if they choose to do so.

You have to be careful taking a shot at those who are just obeying the rules, wrong as they may be

 

[Pighunter]

IncreAsing size limits to just match fisherman is penalizing the match fisher man, I don't agree with the size limit either a I think it should be at least 45cm and I beleive that the female cod spawning in jan feb and March should be put back to.

 

[topbanana]

Get yourself to parliament if you want it changed until then anglers can and will keep legal size fish

Typical answer from your good self ! If you read the post I realise that it's just not for me. So get ****ed.

 

[topbanana]

To be honest, with with cocky comments like king nickys you can roll match fishing up real tight and stuff it up your arse for me !

 

[LiamNE]

Your right about the match fishermen Phil.
Its just maybe they would all agree to an understanding that being responsible persons/anglers and presumably conservationists also that it would be in everyone’s best interests and take the moral high ground...of course if just one person disagreed then what can you do.

I guess what I'm saying is well done the man who puts back a size fish.

I'm sure most of us have seen someone put back a size fish and noticed the disgust of bystanders who would have kept said fish! Spongebob will tell you all about that!

 

[NICKY]

Typical answer from your good self ! If you read the post I realise that it's just not for me. So get ****ed.

I have read the pages of people saying keeping size fish is wrong haha there size so therefore there legal plain and simple

 

[topbanana]

IncreAsing size limits to just match fisherman is penalizing the match fisher man, I don't agree with the size limit either a I think it should be at least 45cm and I beleive that the female cod spawning in jan feb and March should be put back to.

I'm saying it should be for everyone mate.

 

[NICKY]

To be honest, with with cocky comments like king nickys you can roll match fishing up real tight and stuff it up your arse for me !

Until the sizes change what we meant to do pay money's for bait gear ect ect to put fish back that are legal size as it stands for a good % to float away ?

 

[topbanana]

Until the sizes change what we meant to do pay money's for bait gear ect ect to put fish back that are legal size as it stands for a good % to float away ?

No the size limits are the size limits, but the size limit as it is now is ridiculous. Like I said it matters not to me being the 'best' for a few quid.

 

[hughgee]

Read this thread then looked at the match results from last night and er, the lad who killed 11 cod for less than 11lb - what, really?
I'd personally be ashamed of myself showing up at a weigh in with a bag of sub 1lb cod.
I mean, is a sub 1lb cod even going to meet the length limit?
Some people have no shame I suppose.

 

[robbo1530]

Read this thread then looked at the match results from last night and er, the lad who killed 11 cod for less than 11lb - what, really?
I'd personally be ashamed of myself showing up at a weigh in with a bag of sub 1lb cod.
I mean, is a sub 1lb cod even going to meet the length limit?
Some people have no shame I suppose.

Agreed mate - one of the fish I got last Sunday was 1 and a quarter lb's dead on but only 34 cm so under size and returned. I'm surprised that codling under a lb can be size.

 

[Pighunter]

I put 95% of my fish back when pleasure fishing but I do fish matches and tend not to weigh in just sized fish but mainy as a 35 coddling can shrink to undersized so I don't take the risk, but match fisherman and pleasure anglers contribute a tiny amount compared to the waste of the comercial fisherman.

 

[bunka]

if you fished an open for say £500 and had a skip full of codlings at 35cm you would put them back????????????????? i think not.